Add side-effect free debugger display to ValueStringBuilder.#122265
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Add side-effect free debugger display to ValueStringBuilder.#122265ViveliDuCh merged 3 commits intodotnet:mainfrom
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Calling `ToString()` clears the builder, which can cause surprises when debugging.
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Pull request overview
This PR adds a side-effect free debugger display to both versions of ValueStringBuilder to address the problematic behavior where calling ToString() clears the builder, which causes unexpected issues during debugging.
Key changes:
- Added
[DebuggerDisplay]attribute to bothValueStringBuilderandValueStringBuilder<TChar>structs - Created side-effect free
DebuggerDisplayproperties that display the builder's content without clearing it - Refactored
ValueStringBuilder<TChar>.ToString()to extract string generation logic into a separateGetString()method
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| src/libraries/Common/src/System/Text/ValueStringBuilder.cs | Added [DebuggerDisplay] attribute and DebuggerDisplay property that uses AsSpan().ToString() for side-effect free debugging |
| src/libraries/Common/src/System/Text/ValueStringBuilder_1.cs | Added [DebuggerDisplay] attribute, extracted GetString() method for reuse, and added DebuggerDisplay property that calls GetString() for side-effect free debugging |
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Calling
ToString()clears the builder, which can cause surprises when debugging.